Man who waged "Get Out Of New York State" campaign has dying wish to be buried here

by Carolyn James

The late Robert Matherson, the owner of the popu­lar and often controversial Oak Beach Inn (OBI) in Babylon who mounted a "Get Out of New York" cam­paign before moving to Florida where he died, appar­ently had second thoughts about New York and Long Island.

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